Chantelle Gobeil was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 1973.  Her abstract expressionist art is derived from the concepts of shape, form and movement, and is achieved through the strategic use of color and texture.  She uses life drawing studies to create the shape’s focal point which is textured and formed to give the impression of the shape’s forceful yet floating movement.   

Chantelle began her art studies at a very young age: first, with the Aubuchon Academy of Art in Montreal.  Later she studied at John Abbott College (Creative Arts Program) in Ste Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, and then went on to obtain a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Studio Art) Degree at Concordia University in Montreal.  She developed her own style which focuses on the living art surrounding her.  Chantelle currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.  Her style and palette are evolving into a textural and ever-moving experience.

"The Aubuchon Academy taught me at a very young age to express.  Mme. Aubuchon taught me to slow down when I created, enjoying the experience of creating and not rushing through it to see the final result.  Even as a child, I worked at warp speed, and painting, after this valuable lesson, was the only place I could lose myself and slow everything in life down for just that moment.  In later years, painting became meditative for me and at times a trans-like experience where time would pass but not on my realm.  It allowed me to hide away from the world whenever I needed to..."

"In later years my work became more about form and feeling.  The realism of my early years had left - leaving the brilliance of pure pigment and the rhythm of the paint brush hitting the canvas creating texture.  I generally paint with music and depending on the feeling of the music in the background, my work will change and take the form of the music.  The rhythm of the paint hitting the canvas has become integral in my creation now.  I believe its what keeps my work alive.  If you look closely at times, you can tell what I have been listening to..."